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disappointed that president obama failed to call for bold action on voting rights. joining me now is the national president of the league of women voters. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> in your mind, what is lacking in this? what would bold action be? >> well, the time to act on this is now. this is fresh in voters' minds. this is an issue that we actually understand quite well. we have experienced long lines every four years in a presidential election. we have a lot of dedicated professionals who run our elections who know very well that we need a better -- we need a less antiquated registration system, better polling place allocations, equitable polling place allocation and we need early voting. this is not a big mystery. so it's not only not bold but this is a way of kicking the can down the road once again on election reform. something that, you know, we do about every four years. >> let me play for you exactly what the president had to say on tuesday night. >> when any american, no matter where they live or what their
disappointed that president obama failed to call for bold action on voting rights. joining me now is the national president of the league of women voters. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> in your mind, what is lacking in this? what would bold action be? >> well, the time to act on this is now. this is fresh in voters' minds. this is an issue that we actually understand quite well. we have experienced long lines every four years in a...
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after the ceremony, president obama heads to chicago to continue to present issues in his state of the union address. he will talk about proposals to boost the economy, particularly the middle class. >>> a milestone in afghanistan, the number of american troops killed in the line of duty is declining. it's been over 25 days since a u.s. servicemember has been killed, the longest stretch since 2008. by this time next year, president obama plans to bring 34,000 troops home. right now afghans lead over 80% of combat operations, and for the first time afghan women are being trained when the u.s. pulls out. >>> still ahead, a serious robot for one of the president's high profile nominees to his cabinet. >>> and a double amputee track star is in court, charged with murdering his girlfriend. the very latest on the investigation is coming up next. this is my friend diane. she's played by the rules her whole life. but then the rules flew right out the window. having just lost her husband, she stepped up and adopted her three grandkids, while working full time and caring for her brother, eddie,
after the ceremony, president obama heads to chicago to continue to present issues in his state of the union address. he will talk about proposals to boost the economy, particularly the middle class. >>> a milestone in afghanistan, the number of american troops killed in the line of duty is declining. it's been over 25 days since a u.s. servicemember has been killed, the longest stretch since 2008. by this time next year, president obama plans to bring 34,000 troops home. right now...
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and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux. and first, the meteor that rocketed down from space today tore across the skies over southern russia. this is what it looked like. pretty amazing pictures of this streak of bright light. that is actually the meteor burning up. the shockwave triggered a huge sonic boom. listen to it. a terrifying blast. shattered the windows across the area. more than 1,000 were hurt including 200 children. most of the injuries from that flying glass that you saw there. want to bring this chad myers talking about how this happened. what actually took place? why did it get so close? >> well, what it was was an asteroid that was out there. turned into a meteor when it hit the atmosphere. and then probably even rained down meteorites now down on the ground. it is not the asteroid that is thousand g thousand g now getting close today. the big one is coming in from the south. this thi
and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux. and first, the meteor that rocketed down from space today tore across the skies over southern russia. this is what it looked like. pretty amazing pictures of this streak of bright light. that is actually the meteor burning up. the shockwave triggered a huge sonic boom. listen to it. a...
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the president gives his state of the union, and tea party favorite senator rand paul responds. also republicans block president obama's pick for defense secretary with senator lindsey graham saying he will hold up hagel's nomination. they are the big talkers on fox news sun, and chris wallace joins us with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. before i start, let me ask you a question. where did the president go for valentine's day dinner last night? >> i don't know. >> let me tell you, i was taking lorraine, mrs. wallace, out to dinner downtown, and we went past his street, and it was completely blocked off. so i know where he was having dinner. i mean, i know what street, but i don't know what restaurant. >> i have breaking news, mini bar. i was told he was at mini bar. >> very expensive. >> uh-huh. i'm surprised you weren't there too, chris. >> i wasn't there. we had a lovely dinner at fiola's, which i can highly recommend. >> i love it. unfortunately, the news of the day does prevail. we have to talk about what's going on in the hagel nomination. seems to be a temporary
the president gives his state of the union, and tea party favorite senator rand paul responds. also republicans block president obama's pick for defense secretary with senator lindsey graham saying he will hold up hagel's nomination. they are the big talkers on fox news sun, and chris wallace joins us with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. before i start, let me ask you a question. where did the president go for valentine's day dinner last night? >> i don't know. >>...
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>> you're coming home, chris, as president of the united states. and you're saying, i understand this cycle of poverty and violence and guns, and lack of opportunity, lack of social services, in this community. and that's what i was talking about in my state of the union, and that's what i'm trying to do in washington and i am trying to do it for the children of newtown and i'm trying to do it for the children of chicago as well. and for hadiya, and for all of you here. so i think he has a real moment here because this is urban america. and he has a real moment here to talk about this in a different way. not just talking about whether the assault weapons ban has a shot of getting through the congress or whether you're going to get universal background checks and what are the political chances of that and does he hurt the democratic party, et cetera. he gets to talk about this as a father, as somebody as lynn pointed out whose house is in chicago, whose home is in chicago. so he gets to talk about it from the gut, in a very different way. that's wha
>> you're coming home, chris, as president of the united states. and you're saying, i understand this cycle of poverty and violence and guns, and lack of opportunity, lack of social services, in this community. and that's what i was talking about in my state of the union, and that's what i'm trying to do in washington and i am trying to do it for the children of newtown and i'm trying to do it for the children of chicago as well. and for hadiya, and for all of you here. so i think he has...
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obama is gradually winning the argument about what government can and should do. his state of the union address was an announcement of that fact -- and a warning to conservatives that, to remain relevant, they will have to move beyond the premise that government is always the problem and never the solution, gene. >> yeah. i think president obama has made the argument, over time, and is succeeding at it that the pendulum swung too far in the small government slice, no government direction. there are things that we've neglected for years. we've neglected our infrastructure. we haven't taken care of our educational system the way we should. these are things that are going to retard the nation unless we do something about it. i think that's the argument that he's winning about government. there's a difference between limited government and no government. and to the extent that the republican party continues to argue, you know, to suffocate the federal government and make it incapable of doing these things that need to be done, i think the president's winning that argu
obama is gradually winning the argument about what government can and should do. his state of the union address was an announcement of that fact -- and a warning to conservatives that, to remain relevant, they will have to move beyond the premise that government is always the problem and never the solution, gene. >> yeah. i think president obama has made the argument, over time, and is succeeding at it that the pendulum swung too far in the small government slice, no government direction....